Tower cleared aircraft for takeoff as aircraft previously cleared was crossing opposite end runway.

Attributes
ACN	108799
Time
Date	198903
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aus
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	108799
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error

Narrative:

Approach control working all positions, on right base we were 'cleared to land runway 31 taxi to parking'. We landed and started taxiing to FBO on northeast side of field. Crossing the threshold of runway 17 I heard a plane 'cleared for takeoff'. I looked to see where the plane was and found him departing on runway 35 toward us. The controller told the departing aircraft that 'I thought the landing traffic (us) was going to FBO #2 on the west side of airport. No evasive action taken. Approach should not have assumed we were going to FBO #2.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWR CLEARED ACFT FOR TKOF AS ACFT PREVIOUSLY CLEARED WAS CROSSING OPPOSITE END RWY.

Narrative: APCH CTL WORKING ALL POSITIONS, ON RIGHT BASE WE WERE 'CLRED TO LAND RWY 31 TAXI TO PARKING'. WE LANDED AND STARTED TAXIING TO FBO ON NE SIDE OF FIELD. XING THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 17 I HEARD A PLANE 'CLRED FOR TKOF'. I LOOKED TO SEE WHERE THE PLANE WAS AND FOUND HIM DEPARTING ON RWY 35 TOWARD US. THE CTLR TOLD THE DEPARTING ACFT THAT 'I THOUGHT THE LNDG TFC (US) WAS GOING TO FBO #2 ON THE WEST SIDE OF ARPT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. APCH SHOULD NOT HAVE ASSUMED WE WERE GOING TO FBO #2.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.